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The first great ape known to Western science in the 17th century was the "orang-outang" (genus Pongo), the local Malay name being recorded in Java by the Dutch physician Jacobus Bontius. In 1641, the Dutch anatomist Nicolaes Tulp applied the name to a chimpanzee or bonobo brought to the Netherlands from Angola. [ 13 ]
[166] [154] Humans' thinner body hair and more productive sweat glands help avoid heat exhaustion while running for long distances. [167] Compared to other apes, the human heart produces greater stroke volume and cardiac output and the aorta is proportionately larger. [168] [169]
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal that has ever lived, weighing up to 190 tonnes and measuring up to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] The largest extant terrestrial animal is the African bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), weighing up to 12.25 tonnes [ 60 ] and measuring up to 10.67 metres (35.0 ft) long. [ 60 ]
A small design reinforcement was quickly adopted when initial fatigue testing failed at 80% of testing; the A-10 passed fatigue tests with the fix. 8,000-flight-hour service lives were becoming common at the time, so fatigue testing of the A-10 continued with a new 8,000-hour target. This new target quickly discovered serious cracks at Wing ...
A device with a Type-C connector does not necessarily implement any USB transfer protocol, USB Power Delivery, or any of the Alternate Modes: the Type-C connector is common to several technologies while mandating only a few of them. [7] USB 3.2, released in September 2017, fully replaced the USB 3.1 and USB 3.0 specifications. It preserves the ...
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft.As a product of the United States Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also incorporates ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities.
The leaves are opposite and pinnate with four leaflets (two opposite pairs; no terminal leaflet); each leaflet is 1 to 7 cm (1 ⁄ 2 to 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long and 1 to 3 cm (1 ⁄ 2 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) across. Like those of many other legumes, the leaves are nyctinastic; that is, they have "sleep" movements, closing at night. [citation needed]
The leaves are attached alternately by short leaf stems 1-to-3.5 cm (1 ⁄ 2-to-1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. [6] [1] Blossoms are produced in spring simultaneously with the budding of the leaves and are produced on spurs and some long shoots. [5]